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member was nearly knocked off his horse, whose hind- 

 quarters were lifted clean off the ground and a rip some 

 five or six inches just above the hock put the horse hors 

 de combat. The next to meet the boar was Drummond, 

 and though he speared him he could not stop him : his 

 horse was also cut and the boar chased him out of the 

 grass. On turning round the pig met Hills, on whom 

 he came down like a steam-engine, and the next moment 

 he was kicking with his four legs up in the air. Archie 

 hit him just over the spine, and though he died almost 

 at once, the wound made by the spear was very small — 

 a mere puncture. 



Two as fine boars as you could wish, in as many hours, 

 was a rather satisfactory bit of work, and we deserved 

 a drink after it : some iced beer and tonic was very 

 acceptable, and we should have certainly drunk it with 

 more gusto had we known that two more grizzly old 

 boars were waiting to be slaughtered. 



After remounting our horses we made for some light- 

 looking cover about half a mile or so away. The first 

 patch we came to was rather small, but a big bansa right 

 in the middle of it, warned us the place was inhabited. 

 f will shortly describe what is meant by a bansa. The 

 literal translation of the word is a nest. A pig's nest, 

 of course, sounds a little odd ! It is generally made 

 in crops or grass or in any kind of cover, where suitable 

 material is available. This the pigs cut or tear up and col- 

 lect in one place, and then pile it up to the height of four 

 or five feet. After trampling it well down, they lift up 



